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AFI Fest Unveils 2015 Dates

The festival will begin accepting submissions March 2.

This year’s edition of AFI Fest will run from Nov. 5 through Nov. 12, the festival’s organizers announced Wednesday.

The 29th edition of the festival, which takes place in Hollywood,will begin accepting submissions March 2 for documentary, experimental, feature, narrative and short films at AFI.com/AFIFEST or through Withoutabox.com.

The festival's early submission deadline for both short films (under 30 minutes) and feature films is May 1 and the final submission deadline is July 24.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI Fest as a qualifying festival for the short films category of the Academy Awards.